PE AMONG THE DIFFERENT PRIMITIVE

PEOPLE

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION AMONG PRIMITIVE PEOPLE

• PRIMITIVE MAN MOVED IN TO SATISFY A FELT NEED OR A NECESSITY.

• THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES OF PRIMITIVE MAN WERE NOT ORGANIZED.

• HIS MOTIVES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES WERE MAINLY TO SEARCH FOR

FOODS AND TO PROTECT HIMSELF.

• FOR PEOPLE WHOSE LANGUAGE WAS LESS ADEQUATE, DANCE WAS A

MEAN OF EXPRESSION, PARTICULARLY IN A CERTAIN TRIBAL SOCIETIES

• PLAY AND GAMES WERE AN IMPORTANT PART OF LIVING FOR THESE

PRIMITIVE. IT BECAME A RECOGNIZED WAY TO IMPROVE STRENGHT,

SPEED AND SKILLS QUALITIES NECESSARY FOR SURVIVAL.

 PRIMITIVE DANCE
DANCE- is the oldest and liveliest of arts, reflecting mans age old used to

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communicate joy or grief by using the most immediate of his disposal, his body.

For primitive man, DANCE is a way of thinking and living .

PRIMITIVE MAN DANCED WHEN:

1. His children were born

2. Old enough to be accepted as adult member of the tribe

3. They were married

4. They died

5. To gain courage for battle

6. The enemy courage for battle

7. Pray to his God away Evil spirit

 Ancient Oriental Countries
• China
• China is concerned only by their intellectual excellence and they neglect physical activities.

Military training in ancient China includes:

Wrestling Pugilism Tripod lifting Fencing

swimming Horse - racing Kung-fu

 INDIA
• Physical education is strongly influenced by their religious belief.
• They focus on spiritual needs, not the needs of the body and worldly things .

1. Tumbling

2. Throwing

3. Riding Elephants and horses

4. Chariot races

5. Swordsmanship

6. Playing marbles

7. Dancing

8. Wrestling and foot races

9. Yoga
 ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN COUNTRIES
• The civilization of ancient Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, Syria, Palestine and Persia believed that

the strong drive to physical education and sports would provide to them a strong and

powerful military army.

Egypt

• Egyptian youths were reared in a manner involving much physical activity. As young boys

they were instructed in the use of various weapons of war, such as..

1. Bow and Arrow

2. Battle axe

3. Mace lance and shield

4. Marching

5. Running

6. Jumping

7. Pirouetting
Persia

Their main objective was building an empire through military aggression. A strong army

Persian army meant a healthy and physically fit army.

1. Slinging

2. Running

3. Shooting a bow

4. Throwing a javelin

5. Marching

6. Riding and Hunting

THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

OBJECTIVES AND ITS NATURE

 Physical education in the Philippines dates back to primitive society when

physical activity was very important for survival, making it necessarily for

the adult to teach physical skills to the young. With the fast changing

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times, it is quite interesting to note the strides made by physical

education and how it has affected the lives of the people.

 PHYSICAL EDUCATION DURING THE
PRE-SPANISH PERIOD

• Education in the Philippine was informal and unstructured without any fixed methodology.

Children were usually taught by their parents and tribal tutors and education was geared

more towards skill development.

• Tribal tutors were replaced by Spanish missionaries.

• Educational Dedree of 1863 was enacted. (1 catholic school for girls and boys)
 THE PRE-SPANISH PERIOD

• The aborigines of the Philippines, the Negritos or Aetas, had a way of life

the same or similar to any other peoples living in a primitive society. They

were nomadic or wandering tribes who lived mainly by hunting with an

expert use of the bow and arrow.

• A Negrito chieftain was selected by his physical powers. An evidence of

this is included in the Maragtas, an ancient manuscript found in Panay

written in A.D 1212. This historical document mentions about the

unusual ability and bravery of Negrito named Marikudo who had the

skill in capturing wild animals by himself without the assistance of

anyone or even a dog. He was always known for his spectacular skill in

the use of bow and arrow. For these, he was selected to succeed his

father as chief of the tribe.

 THE PRE-SPANISH PERIOD

• SUCH OF THOSE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES WERE, RUNNING, LEAPING,

JUMPING AND CLIMBING TO KEPT THEM PHYSICALLY FIT.

• THE NEGRITOS LIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF BATAAN, ZAMBALES

AND TARLAC ARE FOUND TO BE OF MUSIC AND DANCING. AMONG

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THEIR DANCES ARE IMITATATIVE THEIR WAY OF LIFE, SUCH AS
‘JUNA CAMOTE’ PERFORMED BY A MAN GOING THROUGH THE
MOTION OF STEALING CAMOTES.
 “Juna Camote”

 performed by a man going through the motion of

stealing camotes in the field.

“Pina Pa-ni-lan”

 performed by a man going through the

motion of gathering honey from a tree.

1.______________MOVED IN TO SATIFY A FELT NEED OR A NECESSITY.

A.PRIMITIVE MAN
B. MARIKUDO
C. NEGRITOS OR AETAS
D. MARAGTAS

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2.______________SIMILAR TO OTHER PEOPLE LIVING IN THE PRIMITIVE SOCIETY.

A.PRIMITIVE MAN
B. MARIKUDO
C. NEGRITOS OR AETAS
D. MARAGTAS
 REFERENCES

• https://www.slideshare.net/shaylor_swift/pe-1-fitness

• “Foundation on Physical Education” https://

www.slideshare.net/malen71674/foundation-on-physical-education

• History of Physical Education (Primitive Society to Modern Society) - 5 March 2009 - My Files -

Sober's Dream" https://sober.ucoz.com/blog/2009-03-05-3

• https://beedmapeh.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/3/6/23365028/pemah.pptx

• https://www.slideshare.net/rovelynbasilad/historical-development-of-physical-education-in-the-

philippines